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<p>Employers have designed over 155 high-quality degree level apprenticeship standards,
including in project management, to support the development of the skilled workforces
they need. In the 2021/22 academic year, there were 590 starts on the Level 6 Project
Manager degree apprenticeship, up from 140 starts in the 2018/19 academic year.</p><p>The
department would like to see even more people benefit from the high-quality career
opportunities that degree level apprenticeships provide and are taking steps to ensure
that young people can access these opportunities more easily.</p><p>In addition to
the department's Find an Apprenticeship service, which allows people to search and
apply for apprenticeship vacancies, the department continues to work with employers
to produce the biannual higher and degree level apprenticeship vacancy listing. The
latest listing, published during National Apprenticeship Week, features over 300 vacancies
across the country that are available to apply to in 2023. These vacancies are also
being promoted to students through our Apprenticeship Support and Knowledge (ASK)
programme.</p><p>The ASK programme provides free resources in schools and colleges
to ensure that students, parents, and teachers are aware of apprenticeships – including
degree apprenticeships. The programme is supported by £3.2 million of funding per
year and has worked with 5,000 schools, reaching over 1.7 million students and over
230,000 parents.</p><p>UCAS is also expanding its apprenticeships service, so that
young people can see relevant apprenticeship vacancies on the UCAS hub, including
degree apprenticeships. They are also working with the department to ensure that from
2024, students will be able to apply for apprenticeships alongside an undergraduate
degree application. This means thousands more young people will benefit from a wider
choice of high-quality options, and employers can benefit from better access to talent
on UCAS.</p><p> </p>
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